O - Race 37:07 [5] 6.7 km (5:32 / km)
Victorian State Champs Middle
First taste of Aussie gold mining orienteering.
In total it is of course different to anything I have been on before however there were some similarities to the army areas of the south east, the mix of some gorse bush stuff, along with close tree light green, and then contour features. However, there are also some far more intense mining contour features, both big and small, that are very different to stuff I have been on before. The trees are also different, and the ground is totally solid underfoot.
My race was ok, I was very scrappy into the circle on a number of occasions through not knowing what the control was on/what the feature should look like/both of those/being a bit terrible. But some bits were good and I did exactly what I wanted. It is going to be fun to improve over this week.
Also I was assured that it is far too cold to see snakes yet... Turns out a woman saw one while on her course today. Brilliant